Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-15
A PCnsiOner,s S0it.

PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMI-S AGAINST COMMITS
SI0NER BLACK.
To-day petition for a writ OF mandan,ls was
filed by Messrs. /. G. Bigelow aud $. S. Henkle in
the name OF the L. ). eX rel. c. h. Miller against j..
c. Black, Commissioner OF Pensions to compel the
latter TO reissue pension certificates in his case
He states that in the late war; while member OF
co. ID. Stn Ohio cavalry, he received snch wounds
as TO cause necrosis OF the the spine, &C.. and be-
came totally disabled; that he Was allowed rat
ings FROM 81 10 So per month, and on appeal 10
the secretary or The Interior 1t Was decreed that
his case came within the total disability clause
which he Is entitled 10 the reissue OF certificate
and this not having been done he asks the inter-
ventiOn OF the court q
The MENpEissoHS QuISrErTE CLUs of Boston.
at the matinee concert preparatory 10 the Blschon
course at the congregational church tomorrow
afternoon, VIII render aMendeissOhn quntette In
hat, HoliaDders spinning song, and the f1nal
from Rheinberger'S quintette In A minor. MT.
Rodelberger viii render a flute solo, Mr.. lille a
violin SOLO. Mt. BlHmenberg cello solo, and Miss
Carpenter Will sing TWO pretty songs. Tie pro-
gram ior tbe evening concert Is also an interesting
one.
NINE. BURNEI5TER- PETEEsEN's SECOND RECITAL -
Those who attended the second B,Irmes;er-Pe.er-
sen concert last night at the Church OF our Father
We're treated TO program of the highest class OF
planomusc, aftiStcaIly Interpreted ~ the pianist
Nine. Petersen does not suffer by comparison vii h
any pianist recently heard here. OF the numbers
performed, the first Beeth0yelS Sonata No 3. and
LISTS RhapOde Hungroise deserve special men
ton. There were also numbers by Schumann,
Schubert and RubenStein.
MARRIAGE LIcENsEs.-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court TO Daniel
carter and Louisa Thomas: John Toiliver and
Eliza Moore; W. Ii. Chapman and Alice Washing
ton; ". T.. Ripley and Annie f.. Slater; VI. Butler
and Fannie johnson; Frank Gordon and Georgia
Va. and Eva Bianch Horton; solomon copeland
and Annie Moore: Chas. Hunter ana Francis f..
WUoa.
y STALLION WITH A BAD RECosD.-Mr. Thomas
NJ. Nelson OF BOyd's station. Va, owner OF the
Ciycesdale stallion which was naudle1I by Prof
Gleason AT the E-street RIM last night, said TO
STAR reporter Today: .sfhat stallion has terri
/ bic temper. He killed his groom In May last, and
hos ut Narious times Injured several other persons.
| We have never been able 10 manage him with any
Dit Use on other horses and have had 10 keep him
innzde1 nearly az 'ne UNI: When Prot Gleason
| ..Is never more surprised In ms lie. would not
have believed 1t possible II had not seen it myself
The WALTON was Imported from scotland In 1SSS
and think he was sold at 4 low price 10y his Scotch
owner because Of his dangerous temper" Proi Glea-
S0n viii cobtinUe hls breaking OF this horse To-
IilZat, and expects To be able To drive him TO a
I wagon.
| EIEBED HIS EMPLOYERS. - ThoS. COx,OD. an
| eighteeIl-ye ar-old colored boy, came here from
1 Philadelphia few weeks ago and found employ.
| Inent ut the house OF ar. y. III. Thompson. on
4 Washington Heights, where he was employed fol
3Dou' wees. Last Tuesday, while the family
| was absent She house was entered and robbed OF
lady ; watch. revolver dozen silver spoons and
/ a gold bracelet. The robbery was reported 10 the
+, police, and yesterday Officers Nicholson and Nc.
Namara arrested Coxson on suspicion. lie admit
ted his quit and gave tho officers the stolen prom
erty. whirh hi had in his Possession. To-day, In
the Police court CoXson was charged with grand
larceny: and was held Tor the action OF the grand
jury. lie was committed In default OF ponds
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE M,IKEr-One hundred and
, forty-two cattle on the Market yesterday, one
hubdred aud eighteen sold TO butchers a
follows: Best sold from A., 10 Ii<c. per pound
good sold from 81. 10 ~. per pound. medium sod
nd
= 10 !. Twenty -fonr shipped TO Baltimore
seven hundred and sixty sheep and lambs
ON the market; 6oi sold 10 butchers as fol
! lambs sold from > 10 6c. per pound. Sixty-siS
! lrfJ over. Thirteen cows and calves sold from
So 10 -, earh Market for both cattle and sheen
| and lambs Was brisk.
! MEETING oFraE ". G. T. 1.-THE Hartwell Union
/ met Tuesday evening IN the par.ors OF Mrs Or
1 Newman, Mrs. Mcpherson presiding. DIR. Leonard
or ohio, opened with prayer for special blessing
/ upon the union The remarks OF Mrs G. G.. Cor.
niSh resulted IN the formation In the union OF "a
| Ten OF The Daughters Vi a King" Mrs. Newman
Responded 20 a all for a report OF her visit TO
tae national convention Ut Nashville. Mrs Belva
4. Lockwood reported her temperance work
throughout the States when leeturng. Whenever
she remains over sabbath the Churches unite In
uaiSn ser.ice and sne lectures upon Temperance
ana urges their cooperation for work In the Dis
trfct, Whose Laws are made by the representatives
thc3 Sena 10 Congress- DIR. NinSlow asked aid FOR
some pcfsons Who were In temporal want. and
Miss ffWs. the superintendent OF relief work, gave
her ree2rt o. families suffering while the father:
dismissed by singing the DOxology and a Denedic
ton b. HIS Newman. The next meeting VIII be al
No. Grant Place, Monday, 10Th, q p IN
The GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAgryR.-At thu
I annual eOnyocatiOn Of the Grand Royal Arch
Cnapter of the District OF Columbia, last evening
The following Officers were elected and Installed
WIN ~ S11rt, q. II. p: Robert BAN, d. @. II. p
EDWIN :. Holmes, G. h; Alex. Mckenzie. q. Scribe
l. q. stephens, q. Sec; ". X Tnorp, @. Treas
5aln locke, q. '. and l.; wm Pitts, q. Chaplain
h. NJ. Gilman, q. G. OF H.; Tnos r. Gibbs g. r. s.
Harrison bingham, G.. Il. A. c.; Edward TurXen
Ton, q. NJ. ID "; Geo. II. Walker, G. NJ. I'd v.
frank I. Campbell, g. NJ. LIST W; l. Stoddard q
a MILITARY LEcruRE.-Lieut. Finley OF thu
United states signal service, delivered : lecture
ueiose the 'Sch,ol Of the officer' at the Washing
| Ton LEnt ipfanrry Arnory last night. Their
was large attenoanre OF 0fiicers Of the District
National Guard among them being Gen. Ordway
60. W. q. Moore and Capts Clay, Gale, TOWNSEND